USD/CAD: Recent strength has closely matched yield spread trends - Westpac
|Recent strength in USD/CAD from around 1.24 to 1.28 has closely matched yield spread trends but markets remain complacent on BoC rate hike pricing, suggesting US-CA yield spreads should start breaking down soon again, reigniting the USD/CAD downtrend, according to Richard Franulovich, Research Analyst at Westpac.
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“Markets discount another hike before the year is out but timing wise continue to heavily favour Oct 25 (76% priced) rather than the more immediate Sep 6 meeting (24% priced). Markets evidently conclude that fresh Oct MPR projections make that a more suitable date. But BoC officials have gone out of their way to make their intentions abundantly clear - insurance easings of 2015 have overstayed their welcome – and the data since their 12 July hike has continued to portray resilience.”
“CAD weakness, notably vs the likes of EUR and AUD looks unwarranted.”
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